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Mallika Sherawat (Hindi: मल्लिका शेरावत, born Reema Lamba in Karnal, Haryana, India) is an Indian actress and model. She attracted wide notice with her bold kiss scenes in film "Khwahish". [1]. After "Khwahish", Mallika frequently featured in Indian Media as Sex symbol [2]. Mallika got big Success with film "Murder" [3]. These films contributed in changing the traditional bollywood approach towards sex in movies [4]. Later, She tried to come out of her sexy image with films like Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Ugly Aur Pagli [5]. Mallika was always keen on doing lead roles or having a own identity for role she portrays [6]. Mallika moved to Los Angeles in early 2009 in pursue of her Hollywood career. [7]. Her Hollywood film Hisss is slated to release on Aug 13 [8]

Early life

Mallika Sherawat's birth name is Reema Lamba; she says that she adopted the screen name of "Mallika", meaning "empress", to avoid confusion with other actresses named Reema. "Sherawat" is her mother's maiden name. She is from a Jat family.[9] She has stated that she uses her mother's maiden name because of all the support her mother has provided for her. She went to school at Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. She has obtained a degree in Indian philosophy from Miranda House, Delhi University.

Career

Sherawat's screen debut was in Lak Tunoo, a music video by Surjit Bindrakhia. She attracted notice with her appearance in the 2003 film Khwahish. In 2004, she starred in Murder, a film inspired by Hollywood's Unfaithful. She received a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee Cine Awards for her performance in Murder. The film went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.[10]
Since then, Sherawat has been known for expressing her opinions in public, as well for the reaction to some of her statements.[11]
Her performance in the 2006 film Pyaar Ke Side Effects co-starring Rahul Bose won her praise from around the industry,[12] and the film also did moderately well at the box office.[13]
Her first release in 2007 was Himesh Reshammiya's Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story, in which she played a guest role. Aap Ka Suroor did well at the box office. Her last release of 2007 was Welcome which also did well at the box office receiving blockbuster status.[14]. Her 2008 releases were Ugly aur Pagli and Mann Gaye Mughal e Azam. Both films were not successful at the box office. She also played a guest role in Dasavathaaram.
In 2006, Sherawat acted in The Myth co-starring with Jackie Chan and also made an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival to promote the film.
[edit]Hollywood

Sherawat finished shooting for a Hollywood film named Hisss starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Jennifer Lynch. The film is in post-production stage. Hisss is going to be premiered at Cannes Film Festival in May 2010[15]. On 14 August 2009, Sherawat received a career recognition Honorary Citizenship of Los Angeles for her career achievements and charitable efforts[16]. Sherawat finished shooting for another Hollywood film Love, Barack directed by Doug McHenry. It is a romantic comedy set during Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. Love, Barack is set to be screened at the Cannes film festival in May 2010.